Thousands of child-care spaces being added in New Brunswick

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New Brunswick is adding thousands of designated preschool child-care spaces in areas of the province with the greatest need.

The provincial government had already committed to creating 3,400 new designated preschool early learning and child-care spaces by March 2026. That target has now increased by 200, bringing the new total to 3,600.

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The provincial government says it has several initiatives underway to support retention, recruitment and recognition of early childhood educators, including:

• tuition reimbursement for administrators and educators pursuing their college certificate and diploma in early childhood education
• a micro-credentialling program designed in collaboration with the New Brunswick Community College and the Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick for qualifying early childhood educators
• an annual review of the early childhood educators wage grid

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